Feb 28, 2013

A quick shrimp stew cooked in a tomato coconut broth with a hint of lime and cilantro. Simple enough to make for a weekday dinner yet sophisticated enough to serve to company. Serve with a little brown basmati rice to soak up the broth.

I've been busy working on my cookbook, so I thought it would be a good idea to highlight this recipe from the archives. This is one of my favorite shrimp dishes, and perfect if you're observing Lent.

Thanks for sharing, I'll be switching to a new URL soon. Skinnytaste.com You won't have to do anything, it will redirect you if you still have the old one but it's easier to tell people skinnytaste.com

Sue- the asterisk was to tell people Trader Joes has light coconut milk. Also, Taste of Thai makes a light coconut milk. Thanks for noticing!

do you have ideas on how to make this, if I only can find regular fat coconut milk?! Could I use half and make up the rest of the liquid with veggie or chicken stock!? I have all the ingrediants and CAN'T find light coconut milk!!! Help!? Thanks, it looks super!

I just found your blog through another blog. I am so glad I did. I have been doing WW for 6 weeks now. My trusty standby's get a little old around here. Thanks for sharing and now that I know yours are tried and true, I will be going through and making some menus. Thanks. Stop by and say hi. I have a Sunday post called Buh-bye pounds where I share my highs and lows of losing weight. I share recipes or tips too. I would love to have you visit!

Oh, this looks so good! My son is allergic to shellfish, so I can't make this as a family meal, but I'll try it sometime for the hubs and I. Also, I'm having a great giveaway on my blog if you and your readers are interested!

Gina, this recipe is AWESOME!!!! I just made it tonight for the first time and I substitued the cocunut milk (because I couldn't find it at my grocery store) for Light Cream and it turned out GREAT! I will definitely make this again for sure! Thanks for sharing all of your DELICIOUS recipes, this site helps me so much with being on weight watchers and I tell the people at my meeting about it all the time! Thanks again!

I made this last night. I was craving variety in the way that I cook shrimp (saute in oil, use garlic to flavor). This hit the spot! The base is great; I want to try it with other meats and/or vegetables. The light coconut milk does not overpower the dish but adds a richness as if heavy cream had been added. (I'm not sure someone could identify coconut milk was used if they didn't know.)

I added fish sauce and used parsley instead of cilantro. I also used a hand blender to slightly puree everything before adding the shrimp to thicken the base.

Gina - I love your site! I love that you provide great tasting recipes that are calorie conscious but don't leave you feeling deprived. You and your GREAT pictures inspire me as a cook! Keep up the good work!

You're doing something right when your photo makes me salivate. I can not wait to try this combination of flavors. I'm off to make the ciliantro lime rice and shrimp. I need a few more ingredients for this one. Keep up the great service to your fellow weight watchers. Thanks.

Tried to make this with regular coconut milk as I couldn't find the lite. It doesn't work. The liquid was milky and had a too strong taste. Made with Brown Basmati and didn't feel that went well either. Will try again with lite milk when I find it.

I made this last night and it was incredible! I served it over Jasmine rice, which gave some extra flavor. When I was making it, I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out...but it ended up tasting really good. I added an extra can of dice tomatoes, as well. Looking forward to the leftovers!

I cook a LOT of Thai food and was ruing giving up coconut milk. But I found the lite version on sale one week at TJs and had it on hand when I found this recipe.

DELICIOUS. I added about a tablespoon of fish sauce - added more dimension and a little more salt. Fresh tomatoes and cilantro made this one yummy dish. I served it over brown jasmine rice (also from TJs).

Just made this tonight. YUM!! So full of flavor! I made your Chipotle's Cilantro Lime Rice (so obsessed, btw) the other night and still had leftovers so I served this over top. Absolutely wonderful. My husband liked it too. Thanks!

Thank you so much for all of your recipes - I have made something new every night since August and every single thing has been delicious! (and I have lost 15 lbs!) Can you please post the points plus to this recipe when you get a chance? Every one I have made since the program changed has been one that has limited nutritional info so I can't figure out the points plus. this is my first post ever on any blog so excuse any etiquette issues! Many Thanks!

Made this for dinner tonite -- BIG hit for husband and me. It had a complex mixture of tastes, was VERY filling, and all the ingredients were staples in our house [though for the life of me i can't remember why i originally bought the coconut milk!) THANKS!

I made this last night and even thouh it never thickened and it made a mess on my stove (it bubbled over), I will definitely make it again - very tasty and satisfying. I served it over jasmine rice with sugar snap peas.

I'm trying this for dinner tomorrow night, but could only find light coconut cream in a small box. I'm guessing I can just add a bit of water to thin it out slightly. I love coconut, so I'm eager to give this a try. I wonder if some toasted dessicated (unsweetened) coconut might be nice as a garnish? Looking forward to trying this one!

I made this last night and loved it! I cant wait to eat the leftovers for lunch today. It was hard work (having to peel and devein all that shrimp) but it was totally worth it. Word to the wise- dont forget to stir your coconut milk before you measure and pour it in!

Another wonderful Skinnytaste recipe! When we make it again, I'll add more cilantro (especially as garnish, we love cilantro!). Also, we used no salt added tomatoes, and didn't drain the can. Next time I'll drain the juice or use fresh tomatoes if available. This time, we added cornstarch to thicken the sauce. My husband and I loved it! We also made a vegetarian coconut soup, cilantro and lime brown rice, and had Lean Cuisine Spicy Chicken Spring Rolls. Thanks for the delicious, and healthy recipes! Keep them coming!

This was really good, but I found with all those nice ingredients the flavour was lacking. I added the additional half of the lime, extra garlic and some hot sauce and it was amazing. Will make it again, thanks so much for all your wonderful recipes.

I have to say I have never ever commented on any recipe but this one is a must. I have never made a recipe that's good for you and tastes so good. I just finished making this and I have to say it's amazing. My boyfriend who doesn't like any diet food (he doesn't need to) thinks it's great too. I will definitely be making this again and again!! Thank you Gina, I can't wait to make more of your recipes!!

We made it tonight. It was delicious! I am stuffed! Modifications that we made were: *doubling the amount of cilantro (important, I think) *leaving out the pepper flakes *using fire-roasted diced tomatoes and draining the can so I could use the extra liquid to stir in some corn starch and then add that to the sauce to thicken it *doubling the fresh lime *cooking the shrimp for only about 1 or 2 min because it continues to cook once you turn off the heat. *sauteing the red bell pepper in organic extra virgin cocunut oil instead of olive oilWe used farro instead of rice and I highly recommend it. It's very high in protein and tastier than rice. Farro is pricey but worth it. Truly a yummy meal and pretty easy. Wish we had tried it sooner.

Thank you for this recipe! Made it this evening and it was a big hit with the family! I doubled the red pepper flakes to make it nice and spicy, otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Served it over brown rice, delicious! I will definitely make this again!

OMG! Made this for dinner last night and it was so good. I couldn't find light coconut milk so I used the regular. I served it over brown rice and my husband and I were in heaven! What a great web site! I already plan on making another recipe tonight!

Hi Gina I love this recipe I make it all the time! I have a question for you I wanted to know if you've ever tried to cook with sugar free coconut milk in a carton instead of the condensed light coconut milk in a can? Or perhaps a mixture of both to cut down on calories?

Hi Gina I love this recipe I make it all the time! I have a question for you I wanted to know if you've ever tried to cook with sugar free coconut milk in a carton instead of the condensed light coconut milk in a can? Or perhaps a mixture of both to cut down on calories?

I am glad to hear you are writing a cookbook. Your recipes are absolutely awesome. Thank you for weekly posting delicious and easy to make meals for the world to enjoy. Your cookbook will surely be a huge success, I know I will be purchasing quite a few copies to give out to friends and family as gifts. Keep up the great work!!!!

Hello Gina! First of all, I absolutely love love your food blog/website!! Anyhoo, I made this dish but was wondering why the sauce came out more like "bisque"? Was I supposed to drain the can of diced tomatoes? I also used the lowfat coconut milk that I buy from Trader Joe's. This recipe is definitely a keeper and like you said, perfect for the Lent season. I just want to know what I did wrong - - other than that, it was simply delish over brown rice!! Again, thanks for your fabulous recipes!!!

I made this tonight but added in a diced zucchini and a diced yellow squash just to add more veg. I LOVE tomatoes so next time I may addin another can (drained) of the diced tomatoes. It was delicious and my picky boyfriend approved.

I was wondering if thr tomatoes were supposed to he drained too, as it was quite watery bit absolutely deliciou s. Served with confetti rice from trader Joe's which was an outstanding combo! When is the cookbook coming out? !?!?!.!

I made this dish last night and loved it! However I felt my color consistency was off a bit. More like a creamy looking color. Very BISQUE-esqe as well. Did I miss a step hah!? Taste was wonderful. Served with Brown Rice, really soaks up the nice sauce.

Made this last night-- definitely a keeper! Color was a little creamier/pinker than I expected but it was delicious none the less. I made a few alterations: Added kale (had to use some up) and fresh ginger. Also serve with brown rice as suggested. Can't wait for the cookbook.

This was so good. And what I realized is that a few of the ingredients I don't normally keep on hand (cilantro, scallions, red bell pepper)are also in your chicken picante black bean soup, so I know now to make both recipes in the same week to cut down on food waste! Also, my husband refuses to eat "diet" food so I haven't told told him where I'm getting these recipes and he's none the wiser.

I made this last night and it was FREAKING DELICIOUS! The fact that it's low calorie is just a bonus. My husband and daughter (who ate at different times) both made the same comment "I didn't really think I liked cilantro but this is really good!" Thanks so much for another awesome recipe. Please keep them coming.